Green Adams
Green Adams | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | John Milton Elliott |
| Succeeded by | George W. Dunlap |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | John Preston Martin |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Breck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1812 Barbourville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 1884 (aged 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Opposition Party |
| Other political affiliations | Whig |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Green Adams (August 20, 1812 – January 18, 1884) was an American lawyer, slave owner, and member and functionary of the United States Congress. He was born in Barbourville, Kentucky in 1812.
Biography
He studied law and was admitted to the bar. In 1839, he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives. In 1844, he served as a presidential elector for the Whig Party. He was elected as a member of the Whig Party to the
United States Treasury Department
, remaining there through 1864.
In Philadelphia
He later set up a legal practice in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia in 1884. He is buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.[3]
References
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-01-14
- ^ Adams, Green (1848). Speech of Green Adams, of Kentucky, on the Oregon Bill: Delivered in the House of Representatives, July 27, 1848. J.T. Towers.
- ^ Green Adams, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- Sources
- Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.
External links
- United States Congress. "Green Adams (id: A000036)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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